by Vince Keenan
I didn’t spend a gorgeous summer weekend in bartending class because of some misguided notion of launching a second career. Continue reading
Category Archives: Drink: Recipes
Frank Sinatra. The Chairman. Frank & Ava & Mia & Barbara. Jack Daniel’s. Old No. 7. Jack & Ginger & Coke & Rocks & Lemonade.
Who made the 20th century? On the booze front you have the shadow of Prohibition looming, the rise of vodka, the rise and fall and rise again of proper cocktails, and through it all you have Jack Daniel’s. Continue reading
Down the Hatch: The Deshler, the Crux, and the Opera
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by Vince Keenan
It’s always a pleasure to spy the Deshler, an underrated rye cocktail, on a menu. Continue reading
Shaken & Stirred: Bib EX MACHINA
Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) and Nathan (Oscar Isaac) in Ex Machina. Credit: Universal Studios.
How badly do you want a drink? If it is just to get drunk then grab a fifth of vodka on your way home and knock yourself out. Continue reading
Pizza Negroni, Stiletta, Parson’s Negroni Slushy, and Negroni Popsicles from THE NEGRONI by Gary Regan
The Negroni is one of the simplest and most elegant drink formulas around: combine one part gin, one part sweet vermouth, and one part Campari, then stir and serve over ice.
Down the Hatch: East India Cocktail, Boukman Daiquiri, Gin Basil Smash and Paul Clarke’s THE COCKTAIL CHRONICLES
by Vince Keenan
Paul Clarke’s The Cocktail Chronicles is often my first and only stop when researching a drink. Continue reading
